LBGT Events in Columbus, Georgia are brought to you and presented by Columbus Colgay Pride and Diversity Saturday and Derrick Hayes the “enTIEtainer” was invited out to perform and share his LGBT motivational message with L for Lesson instead of Lesbian, G for Gift instead of Gay, B for Belief instead of Bisexual and T for Transformation instead of Transgender.
Thank you! That was so amazing!!! I’m going to start sharing your information today! That was an awesome motivational message that touched me so deeply! Then for you to even take the time to make that beautiful message for me… I was just speechless. Which doesn’t happen often! I love what you do!!! It was so inspiring. I was feeling a little down and you changed my entire day! Which in turn changed other people’s day… like a ripple effect. ️Perfect example of what spreading positivity and love can and will do!
Marcie Campbell – Columbus Colgay Pride Diversity Saturday’s Volunteer Outreach/Marketing Director and Board Member
Bow Tie Story of Jesus was presented by Derrick Hayes the “enTIEtainer” during the Jam for Jesus event that took place at The House of Transformation Miracle Ministries in LaGrange, GA. For more infomration about The HOT please go to http://www.thehotatl.org
Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes gives a DERRICK Interview by asking 7 questions through each letter of his first name to give you an insightful perspective from other experts, entrepreneurs, celebrities and up and coming super stars.
Today’s DERRICK Interview is with Robert Leon Davis who is the Author of Running Scared and in this book he details his former life of a young, 22 year old, cocky and arrogant police officer, who committed a crime in 1979, was arrested, skipped bail, and became known as one of America’s longest running fugitives without being apprehended; for 22 years.
The U. S. Marshal Service and FBI (interstate flight to avoid prosecution) searched for him for over two decades.
The book details how he lived a nomadic life in the woods and forest, and his travels throughout various cities.
It also details how he hunted and consume wild animals, how he dealt with the elements, as well as how he conquered loneliness.
The author eventually “voluntarily surrendered” in 2001, by then nearly 50 years of age, after what he described as a revelation. The Judge gave him no prison time, but released him on probation, after assessing that he “eventually incarcerated himself”.
The author travels the country for the last 16 years speaking to potential police candidates, churches, schools, and various organizations about crime and corruption.
Since his “surrendered” he’s been featured on The 700 Club with Pat Robertson, NPR stations nationally, Snap Judgement, various newspapers, and CBS did a special segment on his life.
Now a senior citizen over 60, and looking back over 40 years ago, he now appreciates freedom.
The author was (and still is) soo sickened by his past life, (especially dishonoring the badge), that as a token of his appreciation for forgiveness, profits from his books are donated to The St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and various women and children abuse organizations.
This book is an example to all that repentance can actually be demonstrated in a positive way. His motto is;
“Learn to forgive so that you may be forgiven”.
D is for My DEVOTION to revealing the secret tactics of bad/rogue law enforcers, who has dishonored the badge and the communities trust. Many, through my website and articles, have been reprimanded or jailed. It’s a token of my bad experiences as a bad cop.
E is to EDUCATE the common citizen, also through my book and online articles, that just like you have bad carpenters, bad auto mechanics, etc., why wouldn’t one believe there are bad cops? Every vocation had a bad worker.
R is for RESPECT. Even if a law enforcer has an issue with your dreads, your style, men wearing earring, or ladies with tattoos, he must still respect you as a human.
Oftentimes, not only law enforcers, but everyday people who don’t share your style, has already determined who you are based on their physical observation of you.
I’ve personally have had to get over this hump. Just wait until they open their mouths, and you may see something totally different.
R is for Repentance. Trust me, God already knew that you and I was not made perfect; by design. Once he brought the Messiah into the picture, there could be no other perfection. The closest that we will become perfect is through repentance. In essence, you get another chance.
I is for Information. Now a days, unlike many years ago, or in the case of people of color, you can Google all sorts of information.
You can discover things you never knew. For instance, through Google, I discovered that the light bulb didn’t, “only” come from Thomas Edison’s mind, but a black person was in the “back”. The main person behind the concept along with Edison was him!
C is for COLORS of people. Listen, the color of your skin is based on a simple pigmentation issue. It has nothing to do with your successes, or lack of successes. It’s the mind, or the thinking processes of the mind. An examination of any human mind is all grey, and only weight about the same weight across the board. It’s just grey matter. The inside is what matters.
K is for Kindness. Ever been at an appointment or other venue where children of different races are together? Notice how they gravitate towards each other?
They, at that point, don’t understand racism, bigotry, or even hate. They are naturally kind to each other. Maybe some of us should look at that hard. It’s deep.
Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes gives a DERRICK Interview by asking 7 questions through each letter of his first name to give you an insightful perspective from other experts, entrepreneurs, celebrities and up and coming super stars.
Today’s DERRICK Interview is with Yvonne Pierre who is an award-winning writer, producer and advocate. She is a proud wife and mom of two sons, Zyair (her oldest) and Zyon (her youngest). Zyon has Down syndrome and is the motivation behind many of her empowering projects. Yvonne has written stage plays, a short film and is the author of “The Day My Soul Cried.”
D is for Dream. What is your dream, goals or what have you achieved?
My desire is to allow God to use me to make a positive impact in this world. My passion is storytelling in various forms. My focus is to successfully create timeless stories that will be read or watched for years to come. In the future, I pray that the success of my films and books will enable me to invest into other people whose dream is to make a positive change in the disabled community.
My wish is for my children, husband, family and friends to have a relationship with God, be in good health, happy, fulfilled spiritually and blessed beyond measure.
E is for Education. What is your educational background and how do you use it daily?
It is amazing that I evolved into a writer. I could barely read when I graduated from high school. I wasn’t a fan of education, because of my battle with reading and writing. To make a long story short, I realized that I needed to go to college. Initially, I failed the entry exam. But after a month of studying hard, I went back and passed it. I knew it was going to be hard, but giving up wasn’t an option. I was tired of being a failure and running. I sacrificed my social life and fully committed to my education. I was hungry for knowledge. That was in the mid 90’s. Today, I’m working on my second Master degree. I received my Executive Master in Business Administration in 2010. I will be receiving my Master in English/Creative Writing with a concentration in Fiction in 2017. No, I don’t have to get a Master’s to be a successful writer, it is a personal goal. I learned the hard way the importance of education.
R is for Resource. What resources do you bring to the table that makes you unique or stand out?
I bring knowledge and passion for telling stories that uplift, empower and are thought-provoking.
R is for Ready. When did you realize you were ready for what you are doing now?
I didn’t even think about if I were ready or not. I just jumped. Thinking back, I would say I was ready when fear could not immobilize me. I still have fear and occasionally doubt, but I use it to push me to be prepared. There was a time when all my excuses seemed logical, until I was ready to see beyond the excuses and obstacles.
I is for Individual. Name at least one individual in your network that others should learn more about and why?
There are a few of individuals that come to mind are my husband, son and an artist named Kayla. My husband, Steffan Cooks’ vision is to empower indie music artist by providing them with the tools they need to be successful in this business through his company Hungry Artiz. My son, Zyair is an awesome music producer currently in school for audio engineering. Hungry Artiz client, Kayla Wyatt is a 13 year old, multi-talented artist (singer, writer, actress, and model) currently working on the release of her first single, “Stand Tall,” an uplifting, anti-bullying song.
C is for Challenges. What challenges have you had to overcome?
There’s a quote by an unknown author that says, “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it come from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” For me, the challenges were harder to overcome when my focus was me. But when I began to focus on the purpose and message of the visions God placed in me, nothing was impossible. I began to get clarity and a better understanding of my purpose. This journey isn’t about me. I am a vessel. Once I understood that, doors began to open. Rejection and obstacles didn’t seem so bad anymore. Challenges bring discomfort and uncertainty. I had to learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
K is for Key. What keys to success can you leave for upcoming entrepreneurs and leaders?
There are several keys to success such focus, determination, willingness to learn, forward-thinking, self-motivation, promotion, networking and most importantly committing to the vision. But I wanted to touch on self-promotion. Over the years, I’ve come across a lot of business owners and professionals who shared with me that they are afraid to talk about what they do, in fear of people thinking they are bragging. I do understand. I was the same way. Until, I realize that I was missing out on opportunities, people simply didn’t know. It dawned on me, why would I expect people to know about “my” business when I wouldn’t talk about it? There are ways to talk about your business without bragging, by focusing on the purpose and mission. For example, when I had a radio show, I promoted the topic and the guest. You cannot care about what people think. Okay, we all care, but it shouldn’t be to the point of allowing other people opinions to hindering or blocking you from opportunities, blessings and living a fulfilled life.
Is there anything that we did not touch on that you would like to inspire others with?
I have been advocating positive Down syndrome (Ds) Awareness since 2005. I thought I was doing something that would empower the Ds community, but this journey empowered me. Take a moment to check out the Rise eMag at www.theriseawards.com. There’s information on there about Down syndrome, highlights from the Rise Awards and what the awards is about. But most importantly, read the 2014 recipients’ stories, be inspired and pass it on.
Thank you very much for this opportunity, Derrick. I wish you continued blessings!
Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes gives a DERRICK Interview by asking 7 questions through each letter of his first name to give you an insightful perspective from other experts, entrepreneurs, celebrities and up and coming super stars.
Today’s DERRICK Interview is with E. Ray Phillips who is a father, husband and CEO of a fast growing company called SoapSox that is committed to the cause of helping children and families and also looking to increase their impact exponentially. SoapSox has taken an unconventional path to get where they are today and is excited about the future.
D is for Dream. What is your dream, goals or what have you achieved?
My goal is to establish SoapSox as one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of children’s products and accessories in the market all while giving back to agencies that protect children from abuse.
E is for Education. What is your educational background and how do you use it daily?
My educational background consists of a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. With 16 years of working with children that have experienced trauma or abuse my training and skill set has served me well in managing stressful situations and decision making. Notably with our appearance on Shark Tank, and when negotiating deals with high stakes.
R is for Resource. What resources do you bring to the table that makes you unique or stand out?
In business my greatest assets are my ability to engage people, form relationships, and resolve issues.
R is for Ready. When did you realize you were ready for what you are doing now?
I don’t think you are ever truly ready. You decide to move forward in a direction, and with each challenge you overcome, you become more experienced and confident in your ability to execute.
I is for Individual. Name at least one individual in your network that others should learn more about and why?
Dr. Francisco Navarro of UCLA. He is extraordinary in his ability to build systems, tap resources, and teach people to dig deeper and excel despite the challenges that exist.
C is for Challenges. What challenges have you had to overcome?
I don’t like highlighting the challenges I have had to overcome because I think we all have adversity in our lives. However, I think I was initially a victim of circumstance who survived because that’s what you learn to do. I had some support so I luckily survived while a number of my childhood friends fell victim to the violence of gangs, drugs, etc. I was able to successfully navigate and thrive in high school despite many close calls with gangs, police, and my own bad decisions. I believe the most significant challenge for me was believing I was capable of being successful, and putting into action my potential.
K is for Key. What keys to success can you leave for upcoming entrepreneurs and leaders?
Keep reminding yourself that you are much capable of creating your own opportunity. Despite the long and challenging road, those that recognize opportunities and believe they can make them happen will be able to persevere and realize their dreams of being successful entrepreneurs and leaders. This belief system, will provide the fuel that drives them when setbacks are inevitably encountered.
Is there anything that we did not touch on that you would like to inspire others with?
by Gene Klein (with Jill Klein, author of We Got the Water: Tracing my Family’s Path through Auschwitz)
It has been 70 years since I was liberated from a Nazi concentration camp. I was just a teenager then; I’m 87 now. Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 15th, and I have been thinking about what I want you and your loved ones to remember about the Holocaust. I speak frequently about my experiences, and I am able to remind people about what happened, provide them with vivid descriptions, and answer their questions. But I am among the last of the survivors, and one day—sooner than I would like to think—we will all be gone.
Here is what I want you to remember after we are gone, when our memories must become yours, so that future generations will have the knowledge and compassion to avoid the mistakes of the past:
Please remember the life we had before it all started; before the name-calling, the bricks through the windows, long before the cattle cars and the camps. I was born into a middle class Hungarian family in a small town in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains. Our town was charming. We sat in outdoor cafes on summer evenings, and skated on the river on winter afternoons. My father owned a hardware store, was an avid soccer fan, and loved to tend to his garden. My mother took care of my two sisters and me, and was preoccupied with getting me—a naturally skinny kid—to eat more. We were not wealthy, but we had everything we needed. In the most basic of ways, we were not unlike you and your family. And we felt as secure as you do now.
Please remember that all of this was taken away. Within a few weeks in the spring of 1944, my father’s store was confiscated, my Jewish friends and I were told that we were no longer welcome at school, and we were forced to wear a yellow star. Then we were forced from our home, crowded into cattle cars, and taken to Auschwitz. When we arrived, the men were separated from the women, and then my father was separated from me. My father had been a POW in World War I, and during his years of imprisonment he learned to play the violin and to speak five languages. He was intelligent and humorous. I loved him the way any 16-year-old boy loves a wonderful father. The way you love your father, if you are lucky enough to have a good one. So imagine this: a man in a black uniform sends you to one direction and your father to another. You don’t know why, until the next day a veteran prisoner points up at the smoke coming out of a chimney and says, “Your father is up there.” Please remember my father.
Please remember that it is terribly easy for one group to strike another group off the roster of humanity, to see others as vermin or pests, as an affliction that must be destroyed. It happens again and again. And once it does, people are capable of inflicting terrible hardship and pain on others, and to feel they are righteous in doing so. None of the SS officers who ordered me—a starving teenager—to carry heavy steel rails up a hillside thought of themselves as monsters. They were adhering to their beliefs, and they were serving their country. We must be constantly vigilant for the descent that takes us from self-righteous beliefs, to the dehumanization of others and into the sphere of violence.
Please remember that while we are capable of all of this, we can also rise to amazing heights in the service of others. For two weeks I had the good fortune to have a respite from hard labor while I was assigned to work with a civilian German engineer who was surveying the landscape where future roads would be built. He saw the terrible conditions I was living under and decided to help. Everyday he hid food for me from the SS kitchen where he ate lunch. Chicken, milk, rice, and cheese left under a bench in the back corner of a barracks. He cared, he took a risk, and he saved my life. Please remember him.
And finally, remember that no one should be judged because of his or her nationality, religion or race. We were sent to the camps because propaganda was believed, individuality was erased, and hate was rampant. When asked if I am angry with Germans, I think of the German engineer, and know that individuals must be judged by their own personal actions. If I can hold this as a guiding principle after what happened to my family and me, then you can, too.
Please take my memories as yours, share them, and carry them forward. It is by doing so that you can help keep the next generation from forgetting, and help fill the space that we survivors will leave behind when we are gone.
Each week day Derrick Hayes encourages you through a Derricknym, App and Idea to Lift You.
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Derricknym: Go To Your BASIC (Belief Allows Skills to Increase Consistently).
App: Today’s word is Night. Becoming an overnight success is nothing new. You do it every day. Nightly you think about to do lists and wake up to make them happen Receive Today’s word in Motivation To Your Mobile app on Android and i-phones.
It happened overnight. I said I could do something and it became a brand. When I wrote my first book I knew that I could turn words into positive messages. Some called them acronyms but when they needed a name I added mine and they became Derricknyms. Now everywhere I go people call me Derricknyms because of what I can do and how my gift makes them feel when I personalize their name.
One of my greatest Derricknyms is WOE for Words Of Encouragement. When I was down and out I read in the bible, “Woe is me.” When I looked up WOE in the dictionary it stated that woe was a trial or tribulation. A woe to one may be losing a job while to another it might be losing a loved one. No longer wanting woe to be negative the slogan came to me that “Before you leave work or go to sleep at night, Give someone a WOE, a Word Of Encouragement.” Through WOE I realized that a brand can come through something you are great at and also through a situation that you have to go through.
After evaluating my life I realized that everything I do comes through one word. I traced my motivational speaking roots that go back to 1992 and came up with a formula that if applied can bring you favor.
Life itself breaks things down to me in terms of words and in my humble opinion there are 7 keys to success. These keys to success that I will leave you with are the ones that are the basis for my new book 1 Word Is All It Takes To Build Your Brand.
The 1st key to success is to Find Your Word. Look at what you do or are good at and try to simplify it in one word. My word is Encouragement. If you can pinpoint exactly who and what you are it allows you to focus on what you need to do.
The 2nd key to success is to Speak Your Word. Write down why this is your word and turn it into an affirmation that you can use to speak life into your dream. Write this statement on a piece of paper that you can keep with you or near you at all times.
The 3rd key to success is to Activate Your Word. Pull out a piece of paper and write down what your word inspires you to write. The ideas that pour out in this brainstorming session will be phenomenal. Give it a chance and don’t limit yourself. Many have discovered that for the first time that they could write poems, stories, quotes and even novels. Some will even come up with ideas for articles that could produce future books or movies.
The 4th key to success is to Name Your Word. Take some of the ideas that you have brainstormed and give them a title. When I wanted to describe myself when I marketed my workshops I used my word and called myself the Encouragement Speaker. Each article or concept that you bring to life has value and with the right brand there is no limit to how far you can go with it.
The 5th key to success is to Share Your Word. If you like to write short pieces like quotes a good idea is to open up a Twitter or Facebook account and share your ideas with your friends or followers. If you are a long distance writer a blog with WordPress or Blogger would be a good idea and if making videos to empower others is your cup a tea give YouTube or Tube Mogul a try.
The 6th key to success is to Keep Your Word. It is known that it takes at least 21 days for a habit to become permanent in your life. Several attempts may be necessary for others to believe in you enough to make you a part of their day. Keep sharing your insight day after day and you may soon become the expert that others see you as.
The 7th key to success is to Live Your Word. Once you learn to keep your word it will become a part of your lifestyle where you wake up and Live Your Word. When this happens you will have a brand that can stand because 1Word Is All It Takes To Build Your Brand.
Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes, an alumnus of Tennessee State University gives insight to groups and organizations on the topics of Blogging, Branding, Networking and Building Relationships. Hayes is available for small and large meetings, church events, academic speaking engagements and workshops. Please visit Derrick’s website at http://www.DerrickHayes.com and to book him for a speaking engagement or media event, send an email to info@DerrickHayes.com or call (706) 615-1662.
Encouragement SpeakerDerrick Hayes brings you The DAILY Message on Monday August 12th, 2013 to empower and inspire you to your next level.
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In This Issue:
1. The Daily Derricknym is BREATH. Believing Raises Energy And Talents Higher. Excellence).
2. Today’s word is Deaf. Have you ever talked with someone that can’t hear you but can read your lips? People that are hearing impaired inspire me because they will learn sign language to communicate in a way that many of us take for granted. This is brought to you by Motivation Your Mobile and you can download Today’s word to your Android or I Phone.
3. Idea for today is to think about what you have to do before ther end of December.
Derrick Hayes, an alumnus of Tennessee State University provides you with The DAILY Message and is available for small and large meetings, church events, academic speaking engagements and workshops. Please visit Derrick’s website at http://www.DerrickHayes.com and to book him for a speaking engagement or media event, send an email to info@DerrickHayes.com or call (706) 615-1662.
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